Re: postgreSQL install - user password
On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 05:27, Cameron Hutchison wrote:
> Once upon a time Kevin Coyner said...
> >
> > As I dig through the docs, I find that I need to su postgres in order to
> > create other users. Problem is that if I su postgres, I get queried for
> > a password. I've tried the obvious, including nothing, but haven't got
> > in as postgres yet.
>
> su to root first. Then when you su to postgres, you wont need to enter a
> password.
Once you are root, do "su - postgres" rather than just "su postgres";
this sets you up as for a direct login by postgres.
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